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[Dennis David]

I've created a list of eligible cars for my slot car race and I was wondering if I left out any SIGNIFICANT cars. The list is here: http://www.ncsraslot...s_1938_1957.pdf

[Vitesse2]

Two I can think of, Dennis. Neither particularly successful, but both significant in their own ways - the Auto Avio 815 and the one-off Delahaye V12.

Edited by Vitesse2, 04 June 2013 - 06:23.

[raceannouncer2003]

Looks good !

Why does it say "Resinfest 2012"?

Is the race in San Anselmo or Mill Valley? I may be down that way. CSRG has their charity historic race at Sonoma that weekend, and a friend is taking the Skip Barber School at Laguna Seca the following week. He is a slot car racer too, so I will mention it to the group I slot car race with.

Vince Howlett, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

[Dennis David]

Because the majority of the bodies will be made of resin. San Anselmo. and because I don't know what year it is! Ah now I changed the year.

Edited by Dennis David, 04 June 2013 - 06:45.

[Dennis David]

I added the Auto Avio 815 but not the Delahaye V12.

[RCH]

How about the original David Brown Aston Martin sometimes known as DB1? You include the 30/98 Vauxhall which was outside your period, so how about Bentleys? The Embiricos and Eddie Hall Bentleys were within you period. Austin Healey 100/6?

Congratulations on producing such a formidable list!

[RCH]

Tojeiro? Lister Jaguar, Lister Bristol?

[Vitesse2]

I added the Auto Avio 815 but not the Delahaye V12.

Obviously the first cup of coffee hadn't kicked in, since for some reason I typed "Delahaye" instead of "Delage".

[D-Type]

Borgward 1500 - on the odd occasions it appeared it gave the porsches a run for their money
Bristol 450 - aircraft style streamlining
Caballo - AK Miller's Carrera entry, not significant but nice
Lagonda V12 (1939) - WO Bentley's design which might have won le Mans in 1940
Lagonda V12 (1954-55) - might have been
Scarab - good enough to beat the contemporary Ferrari, Jaguar and Maserati
EMW / AWE - East Germany's only competitive car

Edit: Dead space deleted

Edited by D-Type, 05 June 2013 - 10:46.

[Dennis David]

Wow ... a lot of dead space there or am I missing something? Added about two dozen cars thanks to the response I've had so far.

[D-Type]

And don't forget the BMW Isetta that ran in the postwar Mille Miglia - now that would be a challenge to make a slot car!

Edited by D-Type, 05 June 2013 - 18:26.

[raceannouncer2003]

Scarab - good enough to beat the contemporary Ferrari, Jaguar and Maserati

Lovely car, but I don't think it raced till 1958.

Vince H.

[Dennis David]

I think you may be right. Unless somebody can prove otherwise I will remove Scarab for my list :-(

[D-Type]

Lovely car, but I don't think it raced till 1958.

Vince H.

sorry, my bad -I was working from memory. (Memo to self: "CHECK before posting")

[Dennis David]

You only missed it by ... that much.